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Yuletide Knights

Friday, December 21, 2007

Categories: SEGA

Looks like the new Nights is out and the reviews are averaging about 7/10. Shocked? Me neither. Of course, when people actually play the original, they’ll realize it’s about an 8.5/10 game. No one’s going to bother digging up a Saturn, so maybe it’ll keep its mystique, at least in America. Japan, on the other hand, is getting the original NiGHTS and Christmas NiGHTS. Maybe I should stop being a cheap-ass and just import some games… Or maybe I’ll just stick with the Saturn.

I’ve been playing Resident Evil 4. Finally, Capcom has fixed some of the things that made the older games so goddamn annoying. No more ribbons, just find a typewriter and save. It’s really refreshing. Keep in mind, I’m basing all of this of playing the original RE years ago and getting halfway through Code Veronica… years ago.

Updates:
I ’76 Classic – Team Picture added.
Outrun2006 – Page added.
Virtua Hamster – Greatest game that never was.
Virtua Fighter – Siba appearances added.

Train Keep Rolling

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Aging Like Wine

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Virtua Fightin’: Southern Style

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I ’76 Flamethrowers and Variants

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I ’76 Resolutions

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Death of an Echidna

October 3, 2007 - Some series were meant to be in 3D from the time they started. Some were not. For some, the transition was rough, but eventually they got through it. For others, things only got worse. Enter: the hedgehog. After Sonic’s 2D days on the Genesis and non-existence on the Saturn, it was time for the hog […]

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